M6.5 earthquake 259 km W of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 259 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Wed, Mar 13, 1985, 11:34 AM PST (19:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-13 19:34:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.510° N, 127.561° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2260 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.6250 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.9241 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15166 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.2297 km WNW of Barview, Oregon · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.4246 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.0228 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cuh (also filed as gcmtc031385a, ushis3884, gcmt19850313193457, iscgem530029). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.